Aims and theories

I am working on producing some more detailed information with regards my thinking about working in the outdoors. Briefly though here are some snippets:

Humans evolved on the African savannah. On some deep level there is a memory of this. The wilderness is part of what it is to be human. Our instincts have evolved to survive in and live in the wilderness and to co-operate with each other to achieve this survival
Part of the problems faced in the world, both by individuals and on a larger scale (in society, politics, environmental destruction), are likely to be exacerbated or even caused by our alienation from the planet as a whole. We no longer consider our place in the natural world and as such we have lost touch with the interconnectedness of the organism we call Earth. This disconnectedness is reflected in how we treat the environment, each other and ourselves.
Hypothesis: Working on ourselves, in a group, in the wilderness may be an effective way of reintegrating our relationship with the planet, the organism that gives us life. We may then be able to move closer to making meaning of our lives.
Working in the wilderness rather than indoors may provide a new perspective on our lives by locating ourselves in the larger whole.
The new perspective provided by just being in the wilderness may provide an environment conducive to examining ourselves in ways that working enclosed by four walls may perhaps not.

The Begining

Welcome to my blog!

As the well known quote says: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". And as I know all too well, this is often the most difficult part. I've thought a lot about taking the psychotherapy practice of Gestalt into the outdoors over the years but until recently I haven't felt ready to put my ideas into practice. This spring I am starting an exciting journey that will take my ideas into the outdoors.

I am writing this blog to share some of my experience with you.

Warm regards
Paul